Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-07-27
Remarkable Trip.

hon. Wolfe Rahill, of Chicago, looking
for all this world as though he had just is
sued from the proverbial handbook, was
stumbled over last night at the Windsor
Hotel, where he was engaged in searching
the tape line for the last quotation for July |
wheat. The set of Mr.. Rahill's claw-ham-
mered coat was faultless his shirt bosom,
shot forth moonlight rays, was immaculate /
and unrumpled while his trousers, marked |
BY that latest freak OF gentlemanly folly, |
the Prince of Wales crease, fitted him in a
way that at once filed with envy all the
heavy sweIls of Gotham who were buzzing
about the wide corridors
ssIt beats the world, - Mr.. Rahill remark
ed, looking up from the paper ribbon that
he held between his thumb and fore-fnger,
.sit is the greatest accomplishment of the
century,
s.The Chicago wheat zeal l'' inquiered his
listener, in a vain effort TO catch his drift.
sNonsense ~ he returned, dropping the
line and thrustiug both hands in his irons
ers pockets. ssThe Chicogo wheat deal is
an old story. The same thing has been
done over and over again. No sir ; / was
speaking Of the train on which j left Chica-
90 last evening, aud on which | came into
Je.sey CITY 10 night-O1e Of the new vesti-
buled Trains that the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company has Just put on between the
two cities. It's the novelty of the age, it's
the-but stop, let me tell you about II and
Won Yourself will have 20 hunt for terms
sufficiently glowing TO describe it. I came
hack To Chicago yesterday AFTERNOON after
business trip west 10 Omaha. | was dusty
dirty, and weary, and l longed for nothing
50 mich as a bath and a good sou nd sleep.
was tired Of the rumble and rattle Of the
cars, the dying cinders, the crampcd sitting
posture, the dust over everything, the
railroad lunch-rooms and the railroad sand
uicheS. / made up my mind that would
settle down in Chicago and never stir out
Of il again until had to. Well, what do
you suppose happened When;at four
O'Clock rushed into my Office on State
: ;reet, found among the letters on my
desk before ne found an invitation TO a
friends wedding in New York. Time TO
night 7.3O I rallied at my unlucky stars
Much as l despised railroad travelling |
would have gone double that distance to I
have seen that man married. In days gone I
~ we were As were Damon and Pythias. /
stated the case to my partner, and growI- I
ed Ike seven bears, because had not come
home d4y earlier.
'.Wer sald my pirtner, after a moments /,
hesitation, if you'd would stop growing
and hustle about little You might get
there yet"
- WELL said my partner, after mo- .
- Man alive = ! exclaimed, you're crazy.
The Pennsylvania Railroads. New York
and Chicago Limited, which makes the fast f.
asst time OF any train cast, leaves in less !
than an hour, and does not arrive in New .
York until seven O'Clock to- morrow night 4
The wedding takes place in 4 church some /
" here up Madison avenue. Now, how in
the maine Of Heaven could get shaved,
put on a dress suit and ride 70 the church
in half an hour -
'"1oG're behind the century, said Tom
Toms my PARTNER you know. Trust this
matter 10 me and III have you there before
the orgaaist strikes up the wedding march,
or you can call on me for ten thousand
ousheis vT --a~---s.S--
''Weil, Just put myself trustingiy ints
ms hands. rhe hrst thing hs did was h
start a messenger of 10 my house with
my sltchel, and instruction to put in MY
dress clothes and two changes OF underwear.
aud to be at the Union Station by five
O'Clock sharp. The next thing he did was
TO secure section for me on the PennsyI-
yauia Nesribuisd Train for that afternoon
and IL was only by luck that he got IL.
everything had been engaged for days
ahead. but somebody who could mt 90,
brought back his ticket and so was saved
st five clock, still dusty, dirty and weary,
climbed into the most luxurious car it
has ever been my good fortune TO ride in
! found that the section OF which was'the
lucky Possessor tor the trip, was a little de-
EciouSly upholstered drawing-room. with
cushions and hangings of a tint that think
have seen described somewhere as crush
ed strawberry. The fittings were of satin
wood, and the ceiling was decorated in sill
yer. There were silvered lighting arrange
ments too. Not gas brackets, my friend
for that whole train is lighted by eIectrici-
ty. Well, found that there was toilet
room connected with that section Of mine,
which, together with the section, could be
cut off from the rest OF the train, and SO if
I Nh 90 T
did want it, because had a number of
letters with me that | had no time to read
carefully before l started. 1 shut myself
in for 4 while with my letters, after wash
ing my face and hands, and getting the
porter 20 give me a thorough brushin-.
''Thcn became aware of the fact that I
was hungry, and so made inquiry as 10 the
dining car. Ii was forward, | was told.
and | stroIled thither, passing through an
other car on the way. Although we were
running at the rate Of fifty miles an hour
there was 10 necessity OF catching hold Of
the seats 10 steady myself as went. That
train glided along as smoothly as a slei,h
on polished runners over hard packed snov.
and / walked through it from one end 70
the other as | would through this corrido,.
found the rest Of the sleeping car in
which L was located was upholstered IN
gt-ndafme blue, with woodwork of Hun
garian Mahogany, and delightful change
from what had been used to Oh the west
ern roads. The vestibuie arrangement
found 7 most charming innovation. In
passing there was no banging to o the door
with one hand, holding ones nat with the
other to keep II from lying off, and then
making grab for the handle of the door of
the next car, IN mortal terror of beinp
swung from the platform. No sir, II was